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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:5

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer... In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer to commit violent acts of assassination on the night of Halloween. [More]

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace
Producer: Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Composer: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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It is high time for viewers with a hang-up to reevaluate the pleasures that Halloween III: Season of the Witch has to offer.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/29/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

There are more than enough giant logic holes, stilted characters and idiotic developments to make sure that it is bad for reasons transcending its simple poorness as a sequel

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
07/27/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Has little connection with first two "Halloweens," including true terror.

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02/19/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Though the film certainly isn't awful, the filmmakers couldn't decide on their focus.

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08/27/07
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The end result is a bit of a mess but hugely enjoyable, and often (thanks to Dean Cundey's camerawork and John Carpenter's close supervision as producer) as striking visually as its predecessors.

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06/24/06
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10/01/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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09/25/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

Something stinks!

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Were it not for the middle 30 minutes, which take approximately 73,000 hours to watch, forgetting it would be easy.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Oh boy, this is a howler, justly ranked as one of the worst films in history and shocking in that it didn't kill Carpenter's career outright.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 3 Comments
09/30/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Very peculiar variant on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Connected to the Halloween series in name only.

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04/21/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Points for trying something new, but the results are more laughable than terrifying.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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07/26/02
David Poland
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